ARTH355

This seminar examines representations of space, built environments and psychological landscapes in cinema. From the perspectives of both architecture and film studies, the course explores how film renders physical space on a two-dimensional screen by aesthetic and technical means to convey our fears and desires. So, too, artists have similarly tackled the layered spaces of the screen in moving image artworks that probe at the porous boundaries between virtual and real space. Reading discussions, screenings and project critiques delineate the architectural framing of space and time within a cinematic context—and ultimately, question the relationship between cinema, architecture, perception and the body. Students may not receive credit for taking more than one of ARCH 355, ARTH 355, FILM 355. Prerequisites: Any ARCH, ARTH or FILM course.